Wolf signs two police reform bills
By TAYLOR BROWN
tbrown@yourmvi.com
Gov. Tom Wolf signed two bills into law Tuesday, marking the first two pieces of police reform legislation passed in the wake of George Floyd’s death and subsequent protests across the country.
Wolf said the new legislation, which both passed unanimously in the House and Senate, “make progress in keeping every Pennsylvanian safe.”
One law mandates a thorough background check for law enforcement applicants prior to being employed and requires a law enforcement agency to disclose employment information.
It also establishes an electronic database housed and maintained by the Municipal Police Officers’ Training and Education Training Commission that contains separation records of law enforcement officers.
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